Examines the definition of indigenous societies, whether it is essential to understand them, and the nature of indigenous knowledge and values.
Key questions:
What values and assumptions lay behind the term "Indigenous knowledge'?
What is the role of oral tradition in creating and communicating knowledge? How
reliable is it? Does it matter?
Who owns knowledge? What knowledge is lost when an indigenous society dies?
Can we ever be neutral when judging knowledge claims that conflict with our own
culture?
Is the process of producing, applying and sharing indigenous knowledge similar to or different from other systems?
an inside look at Indigenous ways of knowing shows that they offer unique and dependable insights, in precisely the areas where Western science is often weakest.
Is it possible to "own" knowledge? Is cultural appropriation a violation of collective intellectual property rights?
Cultural Appropriation from Djinjama on Vimeo.
Good collection of articles on issues around Indigenous peoples, their genes, and who owns the rights.